Kennaugh notches up fourth for GB in U-23 race

Peter Kennaugh, World Championships 2009, under 23 road race

Peter Kennaugh's final race as an amateur saw the 20-year-old Manxman net a fine fourth place in the Under-23 World's road race after  powering away alone on the final climb.

Kennaugh was unable to catch three earlier breakaways, with the race going to solo attacker Romain Sicard of France, winner of the Tour de L'Avenir and due to sign for Euskaltel-Euskadi in 2010.

Kennaugh's placing was Great Britain's best to date, and if he did not make it onto the podium, bringing down the curtain on his amateur career with such a strong ride augers  well for his future in Team Sky.

Results

World Championships 2009: Under-23 men's road race

1. Romain Sicard (France) in 4-41-54

2. Betancur Carlos (Colombia) at 27sec

3. Egor Silin (Russia) at same time

4. Peter Kennaugh (Great Britain) at 49sec

5. Jerome Baugnies (Belgium) at 54sec

6. Marko Kump (Slovenia)

7. Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy (Kazakhstan)

8. Sarmiento Tunarrosa Jose Cayetano (Colombia) at same time

9. Matthias Brandle (Austria) at 1-00

10. Damiano Caruso (Italy) at 1-33

Romain Sicard, World Championships 2009, under 23 road race

Romain Sicard takes the win for France

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